Treated match-splints and process of producing the same.



no Drawing. Original appfieation filed November 7,1912, Serial N 0.729,971.

- filed September 22, 1915. Serial No. 51,950.-

.NITED STATES PA ENYFFI'E? I WILLIAM e. wnY, F oswneo, new .YORK,ASSIGNOR 'ro THE DIAMOND Maren COMPANY, on CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, Aconronn'rrou on ILLInoIs.

TREATED MATcH-sPLIn'rsAni) rnocnss or" PRODUCING TH sAMn' To all whom itmay concern Be it known that I, WVILLIABLG. V1.11,

acitizen of the United States, and resident of the city and county ofOswego and State of New York, formerly of Barberton, in

g the, county of Summit and .State of Ohio,

have'invented certainnew anduseful Improvements .in TreatedMatch-Splints'- and Processes of Producing the Same, ofwhich thefollowing is a specification.

The present application is a d1v1s1on of an application filed by meNovember 7th,

material or materials adapted to renderthe splints, nonlowing aiter theyhave been ignited and'extinguished. I

The invention also comprises the splints thusimpregnated. 1 t i Incarrying out my invention in a simple, efiicient and economical manner,I select an inorganic'material having the requisite characteristics;dissolve it in a substance miscible with melted paraffin wax, orotheranal- 'ogous flame-transmitting substance, and then incorporate themixture with such wax orsubstance. p The preferred inorganic materialwhich I employ is orthophosphoric acid (H POQ,

and the preferred substance in which it is" dissolved is, cottonseedoil; the mixture being preparediin any suitable manner. Thus, forexaihple, a saturated solution of orthophosphoric acid in cottonseed oilis prepared by adding five per centum of the acid to theoil,agitating'the mixture at frequent in tervals, and then allowing themixture to stand about tweh'e hours; A proportion of the stated amountof acid will not dissolve in the oil, and, upon being allowed to stand,will settle to the bottom, with the solution of-aeid in oil floating ontops The supernatant liquid of oil containing orthop hos- SpecificationorIletters Patent.

Patented July 1s, 1916. Divided and this application phoric acid iscarefully pouredoif and added to melteclparailin Wax, in the proportionof fifteen percent. by volume of the acid and oil mixture to 85 percent. of the said wax.

The solution or, bath thus made, will be seen to contain as'aflame-transmitting vehicle, anunctuo-us hydrocarbon material,

such as parailin, mixed with a solution of a glow-proofing phosphoruscompound (or a compound capable of preventing glowing of the splint,after the flame is extinguished) suchas phosphoric acid, in a solventfor this materiah'such ascotton seed oil, Obviously if the bath is toconsist of a solution,

the glow-proofingcompound must be solu-' ble in the mixture Of-V(3l11(3l6'fl[ll solvent;

In treating the match'splints, as in the 'usual practice, I'preferablydip the entire splint, or at least a considerable portion of its length(and not merely the head, as in thematclrhe'ading operation) into thebath or solution. Match splints'dipped; into thissolutionmaintained'at'a temperature of about 275 Falnz, and thenremoved, possess the inflammable properties ordinarily given byparaflin'wax, and also the. non, glowing properties ordinarily impartedby a separate solution of boracic acid, or other inorganic, materialshaving a similar action on the splints.

My invention contemplates a match in which the unctuous solvent for theinorganic material constitutes the fiame5trans-' mittingvehicle, as wellas the process of producing'the same. In that case, for example, theinorganic material may comprise orthophosphoric acid, and the solventthere for be cottonseedoil; the mixture being pre-. pared 111 anysuitable manner. saturated solution of orthophosphoric acid Thus, a

in cottonseed oil is preparedby adding about two percent. of the acid tothe oil, agitating the mixture at intervals until the oil has taken upall the ma. If match splints be dipped I in the resulting solution theywill become impregnated with both ingredients and thus possess thedesired flaming and non-glowing properties.

It is to he undoii'slood that I do not limit my mvcntioii to lhcspooilio organic and plo yred without doporturc from the fair acidSpiro; olmy iiwootion.

The composition of purallin, coil? or oil and phosphoric: (oroquii'oloots thereof) herein doscrihod claimed in the parent applicationabove noted.

1. A method o? treating match splint,

which consists in impregnating at least a considerable porlzion of thelength of the some Willi :1 solution CUZlIPL'iSlHg an antigloiving;ioorgonio material, a solvent therofor, and o llmno transmitting vehiclemiscihlo with said solvont.

2. ll. method oli lirouling match splints, which consists inimpregnating oi; least a coosidorohlo portion of tho lcogth oi the somewith o solution comprising-o phosllioroo muopouud o solvent thci'oiorand a llomc transmitting rcliiclo miscible with said solvent. 1

3. JL mothod of irootiug iuotoh splints, wlliohrousiolus llliulprcgrooling all lcost :i consido sonic W phori 2 ii oololion comrisiog; o phosonpoiouh o oolvool thorolfor uiul o l. ll. ioolliod oftreating match splints, "which ooosists' ill hoping-noting at lonst oomisidorohlo Pilllhlilill oi? tho louglih of tho some with o oolulioocomprising o phosphorus oompomiul dissolved in on oil.

ii. ll. method oil match splints, which consists in impregnating atleast o oousidoroblo porlioo of tho length of the some with o soloiiohcomprising o phosphorus compound dissolvcd in o substance iiiisoihlowith mol'lioo porolliil W211i.

6. A method oi. treating; match splints, which coosi iii impregnatingthe some with o oolution oomprisiog orthophosphorio iicid dissolved inon oil.

7. ll molhod oil treating match splints, which consists in.imprcgriotiog tho some with o ilutiou ooiopi'isiog orllhophospliorio:ioid dislsolrcd in u silholzoiujrc misoihlo with iuollco purollio iron;

A iuolliod olf troolio mulch splints Wllioh (mu-lists iii impr routingtho soo'zo with o solution rmiiprioiiig u phospluirus compound diwol" inoil and mixed with u pclzrolou o doriruliro liquid at tho tempornloro oftho iuiproiz oolriogg" oporotion.

ll ll mcthod oil troolzioo: match splints, Whioh C(lllSlSllS io imprr ziuitiu z the some with :1 solution oomprioihg o phosphorus oompounddissolrod iii coltoi pd oil and mixed with mollcu porolllo wool.

lilo portion of tho length ol tho 10. ll match splint having :llI leasta considc 'flllll: POl'lIlUI}. olt' do looo'th impi'o zmlod with asolution (uoiiprising o phosphorus ordinary temperature, and iuiicodwith of polrolomu derivative having :ioiclliog point holow that at"which said oil would ho do composed.

12. A mulch spliul imprcgool cd with :1 solution consisting of orphosphorus coropound dissolved in oil and loirlcd with molten puralliowox.

13. A ioatoh splint iioprogooliod with :1. solution consistii'lg o'lorthoplioophori3 uoid dissolved in ootloiiscml oil oiul mixed withmolten poroliin W115i.

ll. ll match splint impro rodliiul with a solution oomprioiooj on :iotiowing inorg'zluio nmtcriuh u solvonl; llio for, and :m u uolzooos llomolu'ooooiittiorg rchiclc i'niscihlo with said Solvent.

, 15. A mulch r-ipliol ioiprri-i'ultod with u vohiclo lowingl'l:\uu;=-t1r;"" or iugz; propor-- ifiios, carrying on iooro'ou Uphosphorus coop pound having grlow oulioouiohiug proporlios, in solutionlillcroio.

16. A method of liro lino irioloh splints, which ruimprisos lmprogimtiur thc sumo will]. u rohiclo llzlllllll' ill!lll(Pl lllllfilllllllfillllIproportios, and hi} iuor raiuio phosphorus rolilpolllitl lowing: oloonourishing; proportics, E-1Ullllll6 in suid rohL ll.

17. ll match splint lllll'lllll' :il lcool; o moo oidcruhlo pm'liioo ofdo loo o'l/h iolprogroilml with :1, solution oomprioiu r o phoophorusoompmiod dissolw-d iii no oil Hilltl phosphorus cmopound hoio prompt inuu'u'uioe sullioiout lo mntoriully lowor tho glow-rol oiuiu pri'iporliosol" Hlllll Hpliul.

'lho pr oi' lrculiogr omlrh spliu'Ex-i lo import ilomii'i r :uul non:lico lhoroto, Wllllfll ooosiolo m suhiootlug ul least :i oonsidoroliloportion of lho loogth oil sold splinto to 2], SOlHlJl(' Ii ol" :1.[JllOSPllOl'US compound in on unctuous iol'luim'nzihlo vohiclc. h

lll'. ll prru-oss oil irooliuo lflllffifill Hiliuts, to

import looping mid uoooglowiop; propcrliioi lhoroto, which roloprii-oosohimliogr of, lomd; u oousldorulilo poi-moo. ol' lilo looggl li olWilli splints lo :i solutiou liflllllllll'llllg o phosphorus rompoiuiddisoolrod lo; or luoostruumi ooui u'iomg mulled pm: lliu.

2U. Tho iu' prm'oowot lll tho orl ol lrozil lug mol'oh splints; torozulo thorn noirrlmw lug which CUIHPI'IHLEt-E provulmo o hath of onunctooos moloriul which will serve as u, vohiclo for Lho ollio lotljlllllE-lllllfli'iiflil ol" lloino from the igniting material "to thobody of tho splints, and u glow-proofing, phosi phorus compound solublethooolo, oiul dipowiogij propor- Ell ll U

1 ll El ping at least a considerable portion of the length of saidsplints mto 21. The improvement in ing match splints 5 glowing, whichcomprises containing molten] para proofing phosphorus said bath.

the art of treatto render the same nonproviding a bath ffin and. aglowcomponnd soluble therein, and clipping at least a considereloleportion of Signed at the length ofsaidsplints, into the said bath.

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